mainmast

(mān'məst, -măst')
n.

1. The principal mast of a sailing vessel.
2. The taller mast, whether forward or aft, of a two-masted sailing vessel.
3. The second mast aft of a sailing ship with three or more masts.

n. the principal mast of a ship, typically the second mast in a sailing ship of three or more masts.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: the chief mast of a sailing vessel with two or more masts

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - stormast

Nederlands (Dutch)
grote mast

Français (French)
n. - mât principal, grand mât

Deutsch (German)
n. - (Naut.) Großmast

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (ναυτ.) μαϊστρα

Italiano (Italian)
albero maestro

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mastro grande (m) (Náut.)

Русский (Russian)
грот-мачта

Español (Spanish)
n. - palo mayor, mástil principal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - stormast

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
主桅

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 主桅

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 주 돛, 큰 돛대

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - メインマスト, メーンマスト

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الصاري الرئيسي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮תורן ראשי‬

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